siamang

English

Etymology

From Malay siamang.

Noun

siamang (plural siamangs or siamang)

1. A large black gibbon, Symphalangus syndactylus, from Sumatra

Descendants

• → Finnish: siamanki

Translations

Symphalangus syndactylus

• Finnish: siamanki
• Italian: sinfalango (it) m
• Malay: siamang (ms)
• Polish: siamang (pl) m
• Russian: сиама́нг (ru) m (siamáng)

Anagrams

• Amigans, Magians, Misanga, gas main, misanga

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [siamaŋ]
• Rhymes: -amaŋ, -maŋ, -aŋ

Etymology 1

Noun

siamang (Jawi spelling سيامڠ, plural siamang-siamang)

1. (zoology) siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus)

Descendants

• → English: siamang
  • → Finnish: siamanki

Etymology 2

Chemical element
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Noun

siamang (Jawi spelling سيامڠ)

1. tungsten (chemical element)

   Synonyms: wolfram, tungsten

Further reading

• “siamang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.